Examples of able-bodied in a Sentence
every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
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What To Know Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that able-bodied people who are not working should not be using Medicaid, but has made promises that the popular health care program would not be cut.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
If approved, able-bodied AHCCCS recipients would have to work or attend school at least 20 hours per week and could receive health coverage for a maximum of five years.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) adults with disabilities, for example, face even greater health-care barriers than their able-bodied counterparts.
—Tamara "tam" MacKroy, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2025
The idea most likely to win congressional approval would require every able-bodied adult to work, or at least actively look for work, to be eligible for Medicaid.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
If approved, able-bodied AHCCCS recipients would have to work or attend school at least 20 hours per week and could receive health coverage for a maximum of five years.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) adults with disabilities, for example, face even greater health-care barriers than their able-bodied counterparts.
—Tamara "tam" MacKroy, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2025
The idea most likely to win congressional approval would require every able-bodied adult to work, or at least actively look for work, to be eligible for Medicaid.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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